Metriochroa inferior

Metriochroa inferior
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Metriochroa
Species: M. inferior
Binomial name
Metriochroa inferior
(Silvestri, 1915)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oecophyllembius inferior Silvestri, 1915

Metriochroa inferior is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Eritrea.[2]

The larvae feed on Olea chrysophylla. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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